unproneadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈprəʊn/, U.S. /ˌənˈproʊn/ Not prone to or to do something.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective]
argha1000
slowOE
unwillyc1200
sweera1300
unfain1338
loathc1374
dangerousc1386
eschewc1386
squeamous1387
obstinate?a1439
unpresta1500
ill-willing?1520
evil-willing1525
untowards1525
untowarda1530
unwilling1533
strange1548
ill-willed1549
dainty1553
relucting1553
squeamish?1553
nicea1560
loathful1561
coyish1566
coy1576
unhearty1583
costive1594
unready1595
tarrowinga1598
undisposed1597
involuntary1598
backward1600
retrograde1602
unpregnant1604
scrupulous1608
unprone1611
refractory1614
behindhanda1616
nilling1620
backwards1627
shya1628
retractable1632
reluctant1638
loughta1641
tendera1641
unapt1640
uninclinable1640
unbeteaming1642
boggling1645
averse1646
indisposed1646
aversant1657
incomposed1660
disinclined1703
unobliging1707
unconsenting1713
uninclined1729
tenacious1766
disinclinable1769
ill-disposed1771
unaffectioned1788
scruplesomec1800
back-handed1817
sweert1817
tharf1828
backward in coming forward1830
unvoluntary1834
misinclined1837
squeamy1838
balky1847
retractive1869
grudging1874
tharfish1876
unwishful1876
safety first1917
1611 H. Holland in T. Coryate Crudities sig. e Vlysses had a wife to lust vnprone.
1738 Gentleman's Mag. June 314/2 Slave to mean sense, to liberty unprone, Circling and centring fast in Self alone.
1823 Calcutta Ann. Reg. 1821 v. 39 His heart still ardent, still unprone to change.
1883 J. H. Wright Scientific Dogmatism 9 The vain deceit which Philosophy was not unprone to keep company with.
1952 J. Thurber Let. 10 Nov. (2002) 570 We so-called humorists seem to be fortunate in marrying women unprone to write cuddly pieces about us.
2000 A. Kerr Oregon Desert Guide 88 Burns is so unprone to earthquakes that it markets itself as the best place for data storage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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